Central tire inflation system for drive axle

A tire inflation system (10) for a drive axle assembly (12) including: an input (26) operably coupled to a driving power source (28); an output (42;44) driven by said input (26), said output (42;44) including a wheel shaft (38;40) coupled to a wheel hub for rotation about a wheel axis (54) wherein s...

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Hauptverfasser:	HAYES, BRIAN, BRILL, LAWRENCE
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES PERFORMING OPERATIONS REPAIRING, OR CONNECTING VALVES TO, INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIESIN GENERAL TRANSPORTING TYRE CHANGING OR REPAIRING TYRE INFLATION VEHICLE TYRES VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A tire inflation system (10) for a drive axle assembly (12) including: an input (26) operably coupled to a driving power source (28); an output (42;44) driven by said input (26), said output (42;44) including a wheel shaft (38;40) coupled to a wheel hub for rotation about a wheel axis (54) wherein said wheel shaft (38;40) includes a laterally extending bore (90) having a first end (92) in fluid communication with an air source (14) and a second end (94) in fluid communication with a tire assembly (46;48) mounted for rotation with said wheel hub; and a seal assembly cooperating with said first end of said laterally extending bore to provide a sealed air flow path extending from the air source (14), through said bore (90), and to the tire assembly (46;48).